Tudor
Five Wounds
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Five Wounds is set in 1536, in the north of England, and is written from the perspective of a teenage girl, Nan. We follow ...Read Review
The Shakespeare Mask
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That perennial favorite historical conspiracy theory – who really wrote the plays we attribute to William Shakespeare? – forms the backdrop for Newton Frohlich’s ...Read Review
The Curse of Anne Boleyn
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From the grand sweep of intercontinental history to the intimate despair of one dysfunctional family, The Curse of Anne Boleyn begins with the ...Read Review
The Taming of the Queen
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The post-Pilgrimage of Grace religious upheaval late in Henry VIII’s reign finds credence in another of Philippa Gregory’s prolific Tudor series. ...Read Review
The Tapestry
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This is the third novel in the series about Joanna Stafford, whom we meet first in The Crown and then in The Chalice. ...Read Review
The Lady of Misrule
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The Lady of Misrule could be Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen, or it could be her newly-appointed companion, Elizabeth Tilney. Elizabeth ...Read Review
Watch the Lady
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Watch the Lady tells of Lady Penelope Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex’s smarter sister and the inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’...Read Review
The Traitor’s Daughter
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The Traitor’s Daughter, the seventh book in Barbara Kyle’s Thornleigh Saga, is an excellent addition to the series, as it can ...Read Review
The Alchemist’s Daughter
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Sixteenth-century Southwark, London’s most notorious slum. Make no mistake about it: Bianca Goddard is an alchemist’s daughter, but she will fight ...Read Review
Globe: Life in Shakespeare’s London
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This book combines the history of London, Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre in an absorbing account of their respective cyclical fortunes. It is ...Read Review